Hanuman Chalisa

Published on 27th April, 2022, in Times of India. Hanuman Chalisa is a 400-year-old Awadhi poem of forty (chalis) verses, aimed at invoking Hanuman to get health, wealth, wisdom, security, and success. Jai Hanuman Gyan gun sagar. Jai Kapis Tihun lok ujagar. Victory to Hanuman who is the ocean of wisdom and virtue. Victory to the divine amongst monkeys who illuminates the three worlds. As per legend, Hanuman Chalisa was composed by the venerable poet-saint Tulsidas, though some scholars believe the poem was ascribed to him in later times. There are legends about what inspired this writing In one version, the Mughal king Akbar wanted ..

Published on 13th July, 2017, on www.dailyo.in . One of the things that catch your eye in the middle of a horrifyingly crowded Mumbai local train is the sight of people sitting or standing in a corner, reading from a tiny chapbook sold in roadside shops near temples. Most popular of these chapbooks is the Hanuman Chalisa. In the midst of the crushing inhumanity that is urban life, you see a glow on the reader’s face. It is the most powerful expression of personal Hinduism that one can encounter on India’s streets. I have always wondered what the Hanuman Chalisa is and what is in ..